Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Enclosures

The role

You will design and deliver high-volume shipping-container-sized enclosures for power converters. You will perform CAD, analysis, prototyping, testing, and hands-on work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What you will do

• Design mass-manufacturable parts and assemblies for large industrial enclosures
• Own parts and assemblies from initial concept to high volume production
• Design with a first principles approach and optimize parts through analysis
• Create 3D designs and 2D drawings using CATIA V6/3DX
• Perform hands-on work such as prototyping and testing
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and reliability teams and external partners

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience designing outdoor-rated industrial enclosures for electromechanical parts or assemblies
• 5+ years of full-time industry experience working with 3D CAD
• Strong engineering fundamentals including a basic understanding of electronics
• Experience with high volume manufacturing and processes such as sheet metal bending, stamping, injection molding, diecasting, extruding, fastening, riveting, welding, and dispensing
• Experience with ingress ratings and seals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Experience with CATIA V6/3DX
• Experience with paintings and coatings
• Experience with composites
• Experience with PCBAs, connectors, fuses, and other electronic components
• Experience with FEA, CFD, multi-physics modeling, or associated software (Ansys, MATLAB, Python, Simulink, StarCCM, etc.)
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Experience with reliability and validation testing, as well as DFMEAs
• Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) and controlled release processes
• Experience with medium voltage (34.5kV) or grid-related products, such as converters, switchgear, circuit breakers, insulation, and shielding

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. They aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions.